Woe be gone!

After a heavy lunch, I went over to boringest.blogasian.com and came away not bored at all.


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Ze Art Thief…September 20, 2006 o9 10:57 am | In Funny | No Comments

This has to be the corniest joke I've heard so far:

Recently a guy in Paris nearly got away with stealing several paintings from the Louvre. However, after planning the crime, getting in and out past security, he was captured only 2 blocks away when his Econoline ran out of gas.

When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied:

(brace yourself)

(this is going to hurt.)

"I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh."

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DESI: I stole the art-ickle from a co-host of Robertchai.com; I did not make any payment because the hoRst says it doesn't accept MyKad, Au, Ag or Pl. Just for the record, Desi's Place will note some happenings which might impact on NegaraKu in some ways, boring or woeful I don't know, but surely, it's of some import. Or export, whichever my ER like IT. Democracy at work at its best ...

I'm not adding my personal Comments to these world events because as they unfold, our voices however loud or allowed won't make an iota of difference as to how the globe turns.

It's still going to be 24 hours in a day.
And the Sun will still rise in the East at dawn.
And the Moon will still be blue once in a long w'ile.
Until the Elegantly Silent BOM-b falls to Annihiliate the w.w.w.


TheSun Sept 20. 2006frontpage~~

Coup in Thailand
THAI ARMY SEIZES BANGKOK,
THAKSIN DECLARES STATE OF
EMERGENCY FROM NY


BANGKOK: The Thai army took control of Bangkok yesterday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
A government spokesman with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the United Nations said the coup could not succeed and "we're in control".

Tanks and soldiers took over Government House in Thailand's first coup in 15 years and a coup spokesman said on television the army and police were in control of the capital and surrounding provinces.

The seizure would be temporary and power "returned to the people" soon, retired Lt-Ge Prapart Sakuntanak said on all Thai television channels.

The army declared martial law, told all soldiers to report to base and banned unauthorised troop movements, suggesting the military leadership was worried that Thaksin loyalists in the armed forces might attempt a counter-coup.

Prapart said the armed forces and police had set up a body to decide on political reforms, ousting billionaire telecoms tycoon Thaksin in the midst of a political crisis stemming from accusations he had subverted Thailand's 74-year-old democracy.

"Never in Thai history have the people been so divided," Prapart said.

"The majority of people had become suspicious of this administration, which is running the country through rampant corruption," he added.

"Independent bodies have been interfered with so much they could not perform in line within the spirit of the constitution."

Weerasak Kohsurat, a deputy minister in a previous government, told Reuters he believed royal adviser Sumate Tantivejakul would head the reform commission and an interim government would be formed while political reforms were agreed.

Elections would be called soon and Thaksin would be allowed to take part, he said.

After mass street protests against him in Bangkok, Thaksin called a snap election in April, hoping his firm rural following would counter his metropolitan opponents.

However, opposition parties argued that Thaksin had skewed neutral bodies such as the Election Commission in his favour and boycotted the polls. That rendered the election result invalid. (Reuters)

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Desi: My dear EsteemedReaders, we live in interesting times, at home or abroad. Just pray for a safe landing!
Read the rest of Reuters story, or other versions as this is on the front pages in all papers!

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From The NST, page 2 ~~

Understand Muslims better, Bush urged


NEW YORK:

MALAYSIA has urged US President George W. Bush to have a better understanding of Muslims.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi held a 55-minute meeting with Bush on Monday and said they discussed the importance of cultivating respect among people of different religions.

Bush "admitted that we (Muslims) wanted peace, and he, too, wanted peace, but our approaches were different", Abdullah said.

The PM, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, expressed hope that Bush would acknowledge efforts by those involved in conflicts in the Middle East to find their own way to resolve the problems.

Abdullah, who is also chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) nations, told Bush that America’s support for the proposed unity government in Palestine was urgently needed as the efforts by the Fatah and Hamas factions should be accepted as a legitimate Palestinian government.

Washington’s refusal to acknowledge Hamas as the ruling government in Palestine has stopped other nations from providing financial assistance to the ailing state. Palestine is facing a major shortage of funds to support the daily operations of various public services.

"The government must be one that represents Palestine in whatever negotiations that may take place later on," Abdullah said, adding that he plans to meet with Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the efforts.

Both leaders also talked about the UN-brokered ceasefire that ended the recent fighting between Hizbollah guerillas and Israeli forces in Lebanon.

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Desi: Same adice applies as before: Read in full the report yourself. No more pampers after Yesterday,
When all my roubles seemed so far away...
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DESI: It took the former PM almost two decades to finally meet with the American President, but Pak Lah did it in under 3.
I wonder why. Thinking Allowed and Aloud, 'rite?
And that's also a blardy rhetorical q!:(